- 1043
AMERICAN ENAMELED GOLD MOURNING RING, MAKER'S MARK EC, PROBABLY EPHRAIM COBB, BOSTON, DATED 1743/44
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description
- ENAMEL, GOLD
Enameled with a skull surrounded by acanthus foliage and flower heads, inscribed within "T Gittins ob 18 Mar 1743/4 AE 61," marked inside.
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, May 22, 2003, lot 665 (part).
Exhibited
Museum of Mourning Art, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
Literature
Jeannine J. Falino, in Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, does not show an initial mark for Ephraim Cobb; however, she speculates that a pair of gold buttons, reported lost in the Boston Evening-Post of 22 December, 1746, engraved with the letters RG and having a maker's mark EC, may have been Cobb's work (p. 292).
Condition
some small losses to enamel, otherwise good
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.